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OSHA Inspection: APPLE VALLEY BACKHOE SERVICE

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of APPLE VALLEY BACKHOE SERVICE in 509 CENTRAL AVE, GREAT FALLS, MT 59401 (NAICS 238910). OSHA activity number 341891059.

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OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Site address
509 CENTRAL AVE
City
GREAT FALLS
State
MT
ZIP
59401
Mailing
2103 VAUGHN RD., GREAT FALLS, MT 59404
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
238910
Employees
3
Ownership type
A

2 citations on file for this inspection.

1926.651 K01

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Mar 1, 2017
Abate by
Mar 27, 2017
Penalty
Initial $2,173 · Current $1,087 Reduced
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1): Daily inspections of excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems were not made by a competent person for evidence of a situation that could have resulted in possible cave-ins, indications of failure of protective systems:     (a) Excavation Site: On or about November 02, 2016, and at times prior, employees were exposed to cave-in hazards while installing a hot tap. The employer failed to have the excavation inspected by a competent person prior to allowing employee's entry into the excavation.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1086.5
  • — Z (S) $2173

1926.652 A01

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Mar 1, 2017
Abate by
Mar 27, 2017
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1): Each employee in an excavation was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.652(c):    (a) Excavation Site: On or about November 02, 2016, and at times prior, employees were exposed to cave-in hazards while installing a hot tap in an unprotected trench.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $0

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